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e  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
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pression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  ie  second 
selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
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reinte. 


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angle  sup^rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  ^  droite, 
J  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
ages  n6cessaire    Les  diagrammes  suivants 
:rent  la  m^thode. 


rhc  ei -ad  Committee, 

-  ...n.,-.  Ti- ;n<-'':.  r-^frv'Til  a  motion  of  Mr.  Mc 
:;     .       U  1    s    .  olON      of     VES1 


! )    I   V  >    I N   ^  ^ 


I     X.V    IV    i^  1     A    V  '    iv    1  , 


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>     o 


'^  lii*;  ..uTr*  V  '*"x  rci 


...1        tion,  and  cxain 
i    ^){  ^iv  '.nvc   lo  ti)c  rc^^tons  rif  wcilern  lands 

Qr  l^;       '  •   "I'.p.t  into   itutrs,   and  the  future 

■^    ■ '-decl  dicir  claims  to  thofe  wefl 
'■^'   -^  -s  to  the  extent  of  the 
.^  1  .   -r^.'  M>  >^  (V>tvrr^;>|c  ^:      >,    17^0,   having  (amor 

^^p   ii.v.'<   T'  •  '•■  i^'.v.    Jr-nd'.       It  rrav  be  ceded  to  the  Unite 
;:fi;intto!  \  ::v';Kiirion  ot"  Congrels  of  September 

dMlinCl;  i\mu--:--  :n  ttarcs  j  that  each  ilatc  which  fliall  be  fc 
j-,ir  .-y:^pt*  cl"  ri-T'iorv.  Hot  Icfs  than  one  hundred,  nor  m 
Hides  fqvjcirc,  ov  .!•  n.ar  tlicreto  as  circumftances  will  admi 
nni\  Vir  vmia,  iii  jiurluancc  of  laid  relolve,  have  made  cefTii 
{aid  Iannis  ar;d  u-  ritorv,  bevond  certain  limits,  on  conditio 
to  iia'Cs  oi'rlie  cxtL'nt  aforri:)id,  which  ceflions  have  been 
i;)n  of  w!dr!.  conditions,  iMs  become  obligatory  on  the  f 
the  faiJ;  iaivJ.s  inio  Rates,  to  lorm  them  of  the  fame  extent ; 
al'crcd  bv  ccnlc^i):  ot  the  laid  Hates  ;  but  luch  a  dividon  of 
the  opinion  nf  tl.c  coir.mitue,  be  in  any  degree  practicab 
boundaries  of  k,  or  (or  [h^  intereft  of  the  confederacy  ;  ace 
muilbe  fo  fuuircd  as  to  have  no  advantages  of  navigatior 
by  rivers,  lakes  and  moun:  .nns  ;  and  n^any  of  them  muft  f 
tK)n  of  barren  and  unimprovable  lands. 

It  is,   in  the  (opinion   of  die  commiuee,  highly  expedlen 
try  fiundd  be  fonutd  into  governments  as  loon  as  pollibk 
du-a.y  ;  that  order  and  the  true  principles  of  government  r 
and  t!iey  become  an  acc^KlMi  or  Ibength    to  the  union. 
into  Hates,  aprceable  to  i!ic  f^ftemat   preicnt  adopted,  tl 


_!_!. 


Jl 1     ■ ^     r".  ^  l^  J,-,  ^t-t  *■    >^  1  ^i-%->  ^»£»*«  /-\f 1  r>  I1 


;,  coniiitiiig  of 

to  'svluan  V.  crc\ 
Monrvoc  rcfpc^Sirir  the  C  K  S- 
STERN     L   \  -.i)S     .     1 


xamincd  the  at'i-.s  of  Conf^refs,  and 
mds  and  territory  v/iii^jn  the  Llnit-  /     ;  4  lM^^/  - 

:urc  government:  thrreof;   and  find    /^  Vul ^^^rf^^ 
weftern  lands  beyond  cerr.iin  limits  *         / 

f  the  ftates  that  may  be  th.cre  fornv- 
.rnong  other  thinys)  rcioived,  thar. 
nited  States  by  any  particular  Rate, 
iber  6,  1780^  fliall  be  formed  into 
be  fo  formed,  fna.ll  contain  a  iuita- 
r  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dmit.  The  ftates  of  Maif.ichuferts 
cefTions  of  their  rcfpcdtiv^e  claims  to 
idition  that  the  fame  be  formed  in- 
leen  accepted  by  Congrefs ;  by  rca- 
he  federal  ^overnirient  in  dividinri; 
nt;  iinlefs  thofe  conditions  fhall  be 
n  of  the  weftern  country  cannot,  in 
icable,  conformable  to  the  natural 
;  according  to  this  plan,  fome  ftates 
ation  ;  foir.e  inconveniently  divided 
uft  probably  contain  a  large  propor- 

'dientthat  fjttlcmcnts  in  tliat  co^in- 
fible,  and  admitted  into  the  confc- 
!nt  may  be  eftabliftied  anK)ng  tlier.in 
1.     But  if  that  country  be  dividjd^ 
d,  the  probability  is,  that   many  of 


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t!>-  cpnirqiK'ncc-of  v/iiidi  n^viil  be,  that  tiicy  wili  continue 

,i..,  ,  ,  ti-ion    wirivuir  iTceivinij:   :inv 

M  tiMCt  w,  (.  ainiry  noi•;u-^^cli■  oi  tiic  river  Oluo,  luwiug 
t^.  •h.n'Tv-n  P!^  ^  t'Tfiir  l;in'.!';  inrernVixed  in  no  regular  form, 
,      .      Ki-rr-  -   ^'^  '  'V    rirrivjular  attention   t 

eiivni'.r.iKinei  s  ot  tnc  letiiL-..!eiiLs,  men  v/iil,  from  natural  1 
j,,,^!,;(.  ^  ,  ,-,,1  Ti-  1  .)  v-rrrv  orrireuinllane'/s  n  nil  come  int 
rfih;:es  ti.civ,  on  U'.iore  ;  .  M-vt  k(.uw!c\lii;e  of^  a  (...untry 
plored  ;  ti'-t  'v  is  in  rhe  opinion  of  tiic  c(  nmittee,  highl 
or  Lun  .:.:■.,,  1  .*  .  >>  -•  ^  '  t-he  llnirecl  Stares  in  Congn 
tlie/e,  as  to  preclude  tlie  conudcration  ui  i  /j  iuUiiL  i^iicrel 
cnnr^-rir.n  (^f'riui!:  (c>Mnrr^\  ?.m\  the  circuiiillanees  of  leule 
oi  diviu.iiw  i..,.i  ..Am  .;  M  .o  lUites  licreroforr^  adopted,  u 
ledge  of  ic\voukl  then  iu^^jzcit,  yet  a  Airrher  invcttigation  ^ 
thaMt  is  in  !■•,-;•  dr-ree  dvfedlive,  and  incapable  of  being 
7  herelore  !  ■  ^  •>  .ubimtiiu'  following  relolve: 
RrsoLvrr;,  'i  hi:  it  be  recommended  to  the  legiflaturci 
»4  Vin:i:;i.:,  :o  ta!;e  info  conlideration  thcir^aid  aclsi.ofj.H 
as  toemp(y^Trhc-  Unirp-c|  S;ar^^.  G^j^ 
of  l^iKtMj^^l  t^.i^^cr/thTirory,^as  ahe  iTtuation  of  the  cc 
mav  require,/ with  this  1:..  .Latibn  and  condition,  howeve 
United  smt-'S,  lyino- n(nr:i-\vcfl  of  the\ver  Ohio,  ihall  b( 
not  Iciis  than  tvo,  r."'i- ;v.::c  than  five,  to  V' admitted  into 
pici  and  in  th;;  io'i.i.^  '..'-■  -.jf-jrc  eilabHilacdViinJ  provided. 


^'inhahit.mrs  to  form  a  "ovrrfMnrnr  • 
nue  withoiiC  laws,  and  vviil;out  o: 
anv  atlvanta  !,r5  or  :\\r\  ffcrn  f':';;r.. 
viiig  iiuiny  naiiii.il  ^     '"  '  "  '    >  • 
)l'n^)  it  will  be  foiind  in  Vac  d.vihon 
on    (■'J   rhnlc  bfHi:ic!;ir'r<?,  nr.d  ro  r'lc 
ral  local  adv  ar.Ui^Lb;    i-v  ii.^.>i   :"d  lo 
c  into  vifw  in  fv/Aivj  the  c!'         : 
inti';',   as  )  ■■•,    ;n  1'.....  .  ■. 

ii}2:iilv  iiicxpc'dicnr,  by  :uiy  cu;ii|m.. 
DHgrcis  ani-mbU'd  in  (onuing  ftactrs 
rert'lVofthc  cor.fcder.L. ,  the  furnrr 
cuk'rsinit;  and  tiioi;;  h  the  mode: 
d,  may  be  as  pnfcLl  as  our  kn'.^w- 
ion  of  the  fubjcdl  iiioIl  fully  evince 
nnp-  carried  into  cftcCt. 

:urcft  of  the  ilatc^of  MaiTtchufe-e*^ 
,of  celTioci,  and  tcviic;  the  Urne  foiar 
:i,  to  makcluch  div  on,  mtcf  [tares 
he  country  and  future  circunalranr^ 
wever,  that  all  t!^e  territory  of  tiic 
all  be  foniieJ  inioa  nu:ribe^  of  (--a^-^ 
into  the  confederacy  px^  rhej^-i  nv;  ^- 


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